Sunday Story…Excess becomes You

It’s that time of year again. Excess becomes the norm. At least the excess of things that may not be so good for you. Most of us don’t over-exercise this time of year but we often over-eat and/or over-drink. 

There are lots of strategies to help prevent us from overdoing our celebrations. I am not going to go over them here. What am I am going to give you is a strategy to navigate these next few weeks so you can emerge stronger and filled with energy to attack the new year with joy and purpose.

First...Love yourself. Stop beating yourself over the head for doing things you think you should not have done. They are done. Oh well. You did whatever it was now get over it. 

Second...Express gratitude...every chance you get. Have you ever thought about being grateful for the spaciousness to make bad decisions, learning from those decisions, and then moving forward? This is how we get wisdom...by making bad decisions and then profiting from the analysis.

Third...Plan ahead. Save some space for self-care before and after those events and times when you may consciously over-indulge. And notice I said consciously over-indulge. That leads us to the last thing.

Fourth...Be conscious. You are human full of foibles, faults, and face-plants. You aren’t perfect, none of us are. You are still loveable. You are not beyond redemption. It’s ok to be less than perfect. Just be conscious about it.

Enjoy every bite, every sip, every interaction. Then when retrospection has you wishing maybe you could have done things a little differently you can take that lesson to heart.

John Mariotti

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